How To Fix OM156 - Quantity/value update for plant & material type & does not exist

OM156 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: OM - Customizing Materialwirtschaft

• Message number: 156

• Message text: Quantity/value update for plant & material type & does not exist

What causes this issue?

Quantity/value updates have not been defined for material type &V1& in
valuation area type &V2&.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Please define quantity and value update indicators for valuation area
&V1&, material type &V2& in the Customizing system for material master
data. <DS:TRAN.OMS2>Proceed</>.


Contact your system administrator.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

OM156 - Details

• The SAP error message OM156 ("Quantity/value update for plant & material type & does not exist") typically occurs in the context of inventory management or material management when there is an attempt to perform a transaction that requires a specific configuration for a plant and material type that has not been set up correctly in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The error usually indicates that the system does not have the necessary configuration for the specified plant and material type combination. This could mean that the material type is not allowed for the specified plant in the configuration settings.
  Incorrect Material Type: The material type being used may not be valid for the operations being performed (e.g., it may not be set up for inventory management).
  Plant Not Defined: The plant may not be defined correctly in the system or may not be assigned to the material type.
  Transaction Type Issues: The transaction type being